>Subject: [Duo2400] Re: 10GB Travelstar rattles
>From: "jpmist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>I just received a 10GB Travelstar HD, and it rattles like something
>>is loose inside. I haven't installed it yet, but the vendor says the noise
>>is normal. Is it?
>Did the vendor actually hear the noise or is he just blowing you off?
>I had a bad experience installing an 8 gig IBM that turned out to be
>doa and fried my motherboard in the process. In your shoes I'd send it
>back.
>Why risk it?
>
I've installed four Travelstars, from 8Gb to 32GB, and they all rattled
if I shook them (gently) a little. None have ever failed. I believe IBM
says, on the box or on the drive itself, not to worry, that the rattle is
normal. It is.
Bob F
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